Everton fans refuse to wear red Santa outfits in annual Christmas run

Thousands of runners in Liverpool have taken part in the city’s annual Santa dash but some staunch Everton fans have refused to wear red outfits and have instead decided to wear the blue of their club.

Runners dressed in red and blue Santa costumes took part in the Run Liverpool Santa Dash (Picture: PA)

Father Christmas doesn’t normally dress in blue but some Toffees supporters wouldn’t have dared to wear the traditional red because of their fierce rivalry with Liverpool.

Around 8,000 people took part in the charity event, which started at 9.30am, with both sets of football fans running side by side.

The blue Santas were drowned out in a sea of red but there was still a considerable number, including celebrity Everton fan Liz McClarnon of Atomic Kitten fame.

Former Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon was at the Santa run with Chihuahua dog, Coco (Picture: Twitter/Liz McClarnon)

‘It shows what Liverpool is all about, the fact that we are all here just to raise money,’ she said.

‘It’s very early on a Sunday morning, it’s freezing, but everyone is here to have a laugh and raise money for charity.’

The singer ran the 5km (2.7mile) distance with her Chihuahua dog, Coco, in the event which was held in aid of ITV’s Text Santa charity appeal.